Work & Labour in Vietnam

1,206 indicators covering work & labour for Vietnam.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Average hourly earnings of employees 44,856 2024 up 78.3% 1st
Average hourly earnings of employees 44,856 2024 up 78.3% 1st
Gini index of hourly earnings of employees 0.249 2024 down 29.3% 54th
Median hourly earnings of employees 38,736 2024 up 101.4% 1st
Median hourly earnings of employees 38,736 2024 up 101.4% 1st
Median hourly earnings of employees 38,736 2024 up 101.4% 1st
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in care employment 41.54 2024 up 2.5% 12th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment 41.61 2024 up 3.0% 13th
Employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,933 2024 up 15.8% 12th
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 77.6% 2024 up 127.1% 67th
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 39.6% 2024 up 59.9% 85th
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (current ILO definition) 2.05 2024 71st
Unemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 2.05 2024 71st
Youth informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 58.89 2024 down 19.9% 31st
SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 23.62 2024 3rd
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization for persons ages 25 to 2.52 2024 down 22.9% 55th
Unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 1,078 2024 12th
Employment-to-population ratio (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 66.38 2024 5th
Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 51,438 2024 5th
Average hourly earnings of public sector employees 59,767 2024 up 73.4% 1st
Average hourly earnings of public sector employees 59,767 2024 up 73.4% 1st
Persons outside the labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 24,971 2024 7th
Labour force participation rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 67.77 2024 8th
Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 52,516 2024 5th
Public sector employment as a share of total employment 15.8% 2019 up 58.9% 50th
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in in a STEM 44.67 2024 up 5.7% 12th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in a STEM occupation 44.79 2024 up 6.2% 14th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 12.26 2024 32nd
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 1,604 2024 6th
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 2.31 2024 63rd
Average monthly earnings of care employees 9.70 million 2024 up 83.8% 1st
Average monthly earnings of care employees 9.70 million 2024 up 83.8% 1st
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 59.2% 2021 up 523.2% 24th
SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized 2 2025 unchanged 42nd
Existence of a national strategy for youth employment 2 score 2025 unchanged 42nd
Potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 137.01 2024 24th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 3.8 2024 57th
Time-related underemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 919.14 2024 8th
Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 1.79 2024 41st
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (current ILO) 4.05 2024 55th
Average hourly earnings of care employees 58,256 2024 up 67.2% 1st
Average hourly earnings of care employees 58,256 2024 up 67.2% 1st
Informal care employment 512.91 2024 up 15.0% 15th
Informal care employment rate 17.28 2024 up 2.8% 36th
Care employment outside the formal sector 405.12 2024 up 44.2% 15th
Share of care employment outside the formal sector 13.65 2024 up 29.0% 32nd
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 37,056 2024 down 8.6% 4th
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 67.03 2024 down 12.8% 18th
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition) 34,282 2024 down 2.5% 5th
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO) 62.01 2024 down 6.9% 15th
Average monthly earnings of STEM employees 11.68 million 2024 up 96.0% 1st
Average monthly earnings of STEM employees 11.68 million 2024 up 96.0% 1st
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total 64.57 2024 6th
Informal employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 33,214 2024 2nd
Informal employment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 64.57 2024 6th
Informal employment rate 64.57 2024 6th
Average monthly earnings of employees ages 25 to 54 8.79 million 2024 up 81.6% 1st
Employment outside the formal sector (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 30,440 2024 2nd
Share of employment outside the formal sector (current ILO definition) 59.18 2024 4th
Average hourly earnings of STEM employees 61,948 2024 up 72.8% 1st